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US names India, China, Pakistan among drug transit, illicit drug-producing nations for FY27

The United States has designated India, China, and Pakistan as major drug producing or transit countries. This presidential determination covers twenty-three nations for fiscal year twenty twenty-seven. Afghanistan, Bolivia, Burma, and Colombia were separately identified for failing counternarcotics obligations. Inclusion on the list considers geographic and economic factors for drug…

The Economic Times · Sep 16

Subhas Chandra Bose's Organisational Discipline Has Real Lessons for Anyone Building a Team

Set the standard before you set the taskBose inherited soldiers from prisoner-of-war camps and volunteers from Indian diaspora communities across Malaya and Singapore. He had no institutional authority these men were obliged to respect. What he had was a stated standard of conduct that applied to him first. He wore…

Times Life · Aug 29

Somalia Is Down to Its Last Legal Lifeline — And Even That One Nearly Got Pulled This Week

Somalia's TPS survives a new court fight days after Burma and South Sudan lost theirs. Here's where every TPS-designated country actually stands now.

Latin Times · Aug 11

Five Indian Cities Where a Food Walk on the Streets Tells You More Than Any Museum

Lucknow: The Tehzeeb Is in the Serving, Not the DishYou don't understand Lucknow by reading about the nawabs. You understand it by watching the man at the tunde kabab counter in Aminabad hand you your parcel with both hands, with a slight incline of the head, as if the transaction…

Times Life · Jul 8

Chettinad Food Guide: The Best Dishes, Spices, and Restaurants to Eat Your Way Through Tamil Nadu

Why Chettinad Food Hits DifferentlyThe kuzhambu arrives black. Not dark brown, not deep red, black, from a spice paste that includes kalpasi (stone flower), marathi mokku (dried flower pods), and star anise, none of which appear together in any other Indian regional cuisine. This is the first thing to understand…

Times Life · Jul 6

From Burma to Big Brother: George Orwell’s best books – ranked!

From frontline reporting to a trailblazing comic novel and a prophetic dystopia, which of Eric Blair’s books is the best?

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22

The long history of silent meditation retreats and the individuals who helped shape them

Silent retreats have become increasingly common in the United States in recent years.

The Conversation · Mar 16

‘Orwell went off to fight. I thought I’d have to do the same’: Raoul Peck on his intimate connection with the writer

The Haitian director was given unprecedented access to George Orwell’s archives – and found a fellow crusader for truth. His extraordinary new film highlights the sinister links between Big Brother, Trump and Putin

The Guardian - UK · Mar 16

Trump administration cancels temporary asylum for Myanmar nationals living in US

Homeland security claims country being ruled by military dictatorship ‘no longer continues to meet conditions’ for Temporary Protected Status

The Guardian - US · Nov 24, 2025

Hackers, your game is over - US government announces ‘strike force’ to stamp out Southeast Asian cyber scams

US Strike Force disrupts Southeast Asian scam centers, seizing cryptocurrency and targeting DKBA and Chinese criminal networks.

TechRadar · Nov 16, 2025